Burke's Guide to Country Houses: Ireland (Volume I) and Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire (Volume II)

Mark Bence-Jones; Peter Reid

Verlag: Burke's Peerage Ltd 1978-1980, London, 1978

The very smart first two volumes of this profusely illustrated guide to country houses, being a record of those in Ireland, Herefordshire, Shropshire and more. The first editions of these works.In the publisher's original dust wrappers. Volume I is unclipped, however with original price covered, and Volume II is price-clipped.Richly illustrated throughout both volumes using an array of monochrome photographs.Volume I - Ireland (1978) was carried out by Mark Bence-Jones, a London-born writer. Ambitiously, it also attempts to record all of the Irish country houses that were, by then, lost or ruined. To do this, Bence-Jones made copious use of photographs and family albums in private ownership.Volume II - Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire (1980) is from Peter Reid. This volume covers about 600 seats in fascinating detail, including architectural commentary and brief histories of the properties.Published by Burke's Peerage, which was established by John Burke in London in 1826 and, as well as recording country houses, has become the definitive guide to the genealogy of historical families worldwide. In the original cloth bindings. In the original dust wrappers. Volume I is unclipped, however with original price covered, and Volume II is price-clipped.Externally, very smart. With only shelf wear to Volume I and fading to the board edges of Volume II. Dust wrappers are also very smart, with edge wear. Sunning to the wrap of Volume II. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 924Y23

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Burke's Guide to Country Houses: Ireland (...
Verlag: Burke's Peerage Ltd 1978-1980, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1978
Einband: Cloth
Illustrator: Not Stated
Zustand: Very Good Indeed
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Indeed
Auflage: First edition.
Art des Buches: book